Comparison of a typical electronic attitude-direction indicator with terrain-depicting primary flight displays for performing recoveries from unknown attitudes : using difference and equivalence tests : final report / Dennis B. Beringer [and others].

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Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine ; Ft. Belvior, Va. : Available to the public through the Defense Technical Information Center ; Springfield, Va. : Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, 2005.
Descriptioniii, 7 pages : digital, PDF file.
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS74694
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Other author/creatorBeringer, Dennis B. (Dennis Bruce), 1950-
Other author/creatorUnited States. Office of Aerospace Medicine.
Other author/creatorUnited States. Federal Aviation Administration.
Other author/creatorCivil Aerospace Medical Institute.
Other author/creatorUniversity of Oklahoma. School of Industrial Engineering.
Portion of title Using difference and equivalence tests
Abstract A study was conducted to determine if primary flight displays (PFDs) depicting terrain could be used with a level of safety equivalent to electronic attitude-direction indicators (EADIs) without terrain. Five groups of 8 pilots each flew scenarios in a flight simulator using one of three PFDs (EADI, full-color terrain, uniformly brown terrain) with or without guidance cues. Performances of recoveries from unknown attitudes using the EADI were measured first as a baseline, followed by trials with one of the experimental formats. Performance measures included initial response time, total recovery time, and both initial and secondary control reversals. Traditional "difference" analyses found no significant performance differences between groups. Analyses using confidence intervals to assess equivalence of distributions showed that group performances were practically equivalent. Pilot preferences were examined and are reported. It was concluded that the specific terrain representations examined provided for performance at least equal to if not better than the conventional EADI. This comparative technique is recommended for situations in which one wishes to demonstrate that a proposed device or system is no worse than or roughly equivalent to something already in use.
General noteTitle from title screen (viewed on Oct. 10, 2006)..
General note"December 2005."
General note"DOT/FAA/AM-05/23."
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 7).
Funding informationPerformed by the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK and School of Industrial Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK under approved task no. AHRR521
Technical detailsMode of access; Internet from the Office of Aerospace Medicine web site. Address as of 10/10/06: http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/2000s/media/0523.pdf; current access via PURL.
Issued in other formComparison of a typical electronic attitude-direction indicator with terrain-depicting primary flight displays for performing recoveries from unknown attitudes iii, 7 p.
Technical rpt numberDOT/FAA/AM-05/23
GPO item number0431-E-04 (online)
Govt. docs number TD 4.210:05/23

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